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Month: March 2022

Miltenyi Biotec Reinvests In Montgomery County With New Headquarters

Miltenyi Biotec Reinvests In Montgomery County With New Headquarters

Global biotechnology business Miltenyi Biotec is expanding its operations in Maryland and transferring its North American headquarters to Gaithersburg. The company is working on expanding its 1201 Clopper Road facility to support additional manufacturing, research and development, quality assurance, and more. Miltenyi Biotec plans to add 130 new full-time jobs in Maryland, giving it a total of 300 employees in the state by the end of the year. ...  Read more

Renewable Energy Leader Launches New Product to Consumers in Managing Their Carbon Footprint

Renewable Energy Leader Launches New Product to Consumers in Managing Their Carbon Footprint

Renewable Energy Leader Launches New Product to Consumers in Managing Their Carbon Footprint

WGL Energy, a long-time leader in developing renewable energy products for consumers, is excited to announce CleanSteps®, a new product that makes it easier for consumers to manage their carbon footprint. Now, with CleanSteps, customers can account for their carbon footprint by purchasing certified carbon offsets based on certain aspects of personal behavior outside of their home or business. Using three levels of activity to determine an approximate carbon footprint, CleanSteps gives customers control over making a difference in our future.

“CleanSteps is an easy way to mitigate your carbon footprint by making a small monthly investment, starting at 33 cents per day. WGL Energy has been making a difference in renewable energy since 2010 and this is just the next step to reduce carbon emissions in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States,” explains Larry DePompei, Senior Director heading up the CleanSteps initiative at WGL Energy. ...  Read more

Worker wellness-focused Givhero closed a seed round, with lots of Maryland backing

Worker wellness-focused Givhero closed a seed round, with lots of Maryland backing

Gaithersburg, Maryland-based social wellness platform Givhero recently closed a seed round with several Maryland institutional investors’ support.

Seed round participants included Baltimore’s Conscious Venture Fund IISwerve LimitedTEDCO and the University System of Maryland Momentum Fund. The amount invested in the seed round was not publicly disclosed. ...  Read more

NIST grants $54M for advanced manufacturing opportunities for pandemic response

NIST grants $54M for advanced manufacturing opportunities for pandemic response

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $54 million in grants from the American Rescue Act, which will go to 13 research, development and testbed projects for pandemic response. These projects are at eight manufacturing innovation institutes in the Manufacturing USA network and will involve more than 80 partners, from leading research universities, nonprofits, and small and large manufacturers. ...  Read more